6 USC § 641 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s641"
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title: "6 USC § 641 - Definitions"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "641"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "XVII"
subchapter_name: "ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–22, title IX, § 901, May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 264.)"
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# § 641. Definitions

In this subchapter:

**(1)** **Department** The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security.

**1** **Human trafficking** [^1]section 7102 of title 22

The term “human trafficking” means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10)  of .

See References in Text note below.

**(3)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–22, title IX, § 901, May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 264.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title IX of , which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title IX to the Code, see Tables.

Paragraphs (9) and (10) of , referred to in par. (2), were redesignated pars. (11) and (12), respectively, of  by , , .

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.